Jeremiah Clemens

Jeremiah Clemens (28 December 1814-21 May 1865) was a US Senator from Alabama (D) from 30 November 1849 to 4 March 1853, succeeding Benjamin Fitzpatrick and preceding Clement C. Clay.

Biography
Jeremiah Clemens was born in Huntsville, Alabama in 1814, and he became a lawyer in 1834. He went on to serve in the state legislature, and in the US Senate from 1849 to 1853 as a Democrat. In the leadup to the American Civil War, Clemens opposed secession until President Abraham Lincoln mentioned the emancipation of the slaves; he resigned his commission as a Major-General in the Confederate States Army in 1862 due to his anti-secession views. He died in 1865.